what color a arms????????

[sportrax stu]

i have a 03 400ex with red plastics and i have just bought a set of 450r shocks, i thought i might as well get the a arms powder coated cos they are a bit chipped. what color do you think would look best? black, red, blue ect
any help would be appreciated

[rescue6]

If they are stock A-arms you will not be able to powder coat them you will have to paint them. Red or Black

[sportrax stu]

yes they are stock a arms, why couldnt i get them powdercoated:ermm:

[Honda#4]

Cus the ball joints are non removeable.

[sportrax stu]

what type of paint would work well? would i have to rub it down first? and prime it?
thanks

[sportrax stu]

bump lol

[Honda#4]

If you have acess to a sandblaster use that to get the paint off if not then you'll have to sand them, as for the painting make sure you put on plenty of clearcoats.

When I paint I just use any automotive paint, don't buy the cheap stuff otherwise you end up with cheap results.

Hope this helps ya out.

[sportrax stu]

would a car shop sell clear coat paint? also do you use a spray can? whats the best type of sand paper to use?
thank you

[Honda#4]

Yea a car shop should sell it I think, or just go to Wal-mart and buy some, that's where I buy my paint from and it works great. The paint comes in a spray can most people call it rattle can paint.

For sandpaper use like 60 grit it's the real course stuff.

[sportrax stu]

i live in the u.k and i don't know what a wall mart is lol. is it like a DIY store?
thanks for being so helpful

[Honda#4]

O, I guess I did'nt look at where you live. Yea its kind of like that in a way, but a car shop would have it or just a paint store carries spray paint also so check there.

[rescue6]

You will need to clean the surface up real well and use a 180 grit to start and go to about a 600 grit paper in incriments if you want a good smooth looking paint job and yes use a primer first and then a clear over the paint . 60 grit is way to coarse and usualy only used on wood or other soft materials.

[Honda#4]

Yea rescue is right!

[sportrax stu]

thanks rescue 6. how do i apply the clear coat? i mean to i put a layer on of paint and then a clear coat? what should be my final coat? clear or paint? and finally how many layers would you reccommend?
thanks again

[Honda#4]

When I paint I do 3 coats primer, 3 coats paint, and 4 coats of clearcoat.